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OpenSSL Heartbleed

April 11, 2014

In case you missed the Facebook trending posts, news reports, radio spots, and blog posts on the Internet there is now a new bug out there that you should know about. No, this bug is not a virus or a scam but a major invasion into your privacy. This vulnerability has been around for two years but was discovered only on Monday, April 7, 2014. By now, I am sure that you are asking yourself, "What is this new bug and why should I worry about it?" The bug’s official name is CVE-2014-0160, also known as the OpenSSL Heartbleed Bug.

Lions, Camels, Turtles, and Monkeys, Oh My!

April 7, 2014

Many of you who read our newsletter may already be aware that we shut down most of our operation last month on a Friday afternoon to enable everyone from our team to get together and work ON our organization. We had our leadership coach, Hardin Byers, from Heartland Leadership Group come in and lead us in a session around communication, teams and engagement. I thought I would share my thoughts from the class and how we plan to leverage this kairos event in hopes that you might be able to use some of the teachings yourself.

Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Nor Gloom of Night . . .

March 12, 2014

When we started seeing in the forecast that it might snow, I just smiled. When we started hearing the snow may be as much as 3 inches, my smile got bigger. As we spent the day with everyone looking out the window and asking “Is it snowing yet?”, I had to laugh. But in all my joy of the idea of my small children getting to see this rare event at an age where they will remember it, I also asked myself “Are we ready as ready as we need to be?”

Where Do You Look To Be Inspired?

March 10, 2014

I count myself lucky that I have the opportunity to spend time with very inspiring people within our local business and civic communities. I see them working hard to achieve goals that truly affect those people they work with. It makes me realize how much more I could be doing here in our community. I spend time with other business leaders in the IT space and see how they provide for their clients and employees. Their efforts make me want to do more.

Danger Lurks If You’re Still Using Windows XP

January 28, 2014

As you close in on Spring time, most of your thoughts drift to wonderful spring temperatures, flowers in bloom and backyard barbeques. What you are probably not thinking about is the end of life of your faithful companion, Windows XP.

Find Your Employees ‘Why’ Before Someone Else Does

January 13, 2014

There are companies hiring and they will take your best and brightest (If you don’t work to stop it). You better find your employees' "WHY" before someone else does and takes them from you.

Making A Gift Of You

December 9, 2013

I hope as you read this and wind down 2013 you are able to see not only those items you didn’t check off your goal list but those that you did. There are very few people that I meet who shouldn’t consider themselves blessed for what they achieved. They just need to take the time to see it. I also hope you are taking these last moments of the year to prepare for the next. Preparation before Execution is one of our core values and I can tell you that personally I haven’t always done it but I know that when you do your chances of succeeding in the effort increase exponentially.

Ribbit! Ribbit! Is It Getting Hot In Here?

November 11, 2013

As many of you know, two of my favorite quotes are “The only thing inevitable is change” and “If you don’t like change, you should learn to love irrelevance”. I’m not sure who I first heard say them, but I use them to remind myself and my team that we have to be aware, flexible and prepared.

Cryptolocker And Why You Should Worry

October 31, 2013

There is a new virus out there that is making its rounds and it is one the most severe viruses we’ve seen. Within the last couple of weeks news has been spreading about a virus known as Cryptolocker. Cryptolocker is a virus that is commonly referred to as ransomware. Ransomware is when a piece of malicious software takes over your computer and prevents you from doing anything except booting up. It gives you an ultimatum to pay the people behind it or lose all your data. This type of virus/malware is becoming increasingly popular among criminals and illegal organizations. The most common that people may have seen is the “FBI Virus.”